Peacefrog

News

Warning Sign

Moving house is frustrating, stressful and, let's be honest, really
really boring. But for Magic Arm – aka Manchester-based
multi-instrumentalist Marc Rigelsford – the process of slowly emptying
rooms and rooms being vacated by old housemates set the wheels in motion
for his recently released second album, Images Rolling. "I didn't think
about recording at home until the new house began to empty as people
moved out," he explains. "But I was slowly introduced to the perfect
studio. Houses have windows, studios don't. There's something inspiring
about being able to see a car or a bird." We're not sure how inspiring
looking at cars can be to be honest, but the process has clearly worked,
with Images Rolling imbued with a strange sense of nostalgia and
restlessness, specifically in the beautiful thrum of new single, Warning
Sign. Listening to Warning Sign, it may not be surprising to learn that
Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear is quite the fan – he once exclaimed, "I
dare you to tell me it sucks," in reference to Rigelsford's debut album –
the song sharing Grizzly Bear's ability to sound simultaneously grand
and gorgeously intimate. For the video – premiered here – the song's
sense of nostalgia is defined by a montage of sepia-tinged home video
footage that plays out like a semi-forgotten memory.